Originally Posted by
Ged117
What a nice bicycle. That Humber is really eye-catching - pray what blue is this? Original? I am considering an enamel job for my '51 Sun Wasp with white piping, similar to this colour but a tad darker.
I run an Izumi 1/8 with my '53 Sturmey FW four speed on the '51 Sun Wasp. The chain packing oil even smells good. It works really well - better than any other chain I've found locally, and its black which feels more true to the period.
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The Humber was painted by me with Tremclad (Rustoleum for the US folks) spray for the frame and brushed on for the chainguard; Deep Blue I think it’s called. Pretty close to the original blue that was still visible on the bike though badly flaked off and failing.
Your bike looks wonderful!